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Garland was known to those that saw her live for her....

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In Reply to: RE: "uninvolving music"..... how ANYONE could refer to THIS.... posted by RGA on April 08, 2019 at 06:14:17

expressive hand movements while singing. I somewhat agree that the rendition of TMTGA in the film is not her best performance of that song.... This vid taken from her weekly TV show is more to my way of thinking a better performance and natural and what Cukor SHOULD have captured on film.There ARE on YouTube no less than 3 filmed versions of the song... At any rate IMO and the opinion of MANY people who saw her perform in her lifetime, she was the greatest talent to ever step on a stage... some would have said Jolson, some Garland, some Presley and more recently Michael Jackson. Unfortunately I was never able to see any of them live and am a big fan of all except of course Jolson... I'm a little too young to have a been a fan of his...
The Man That Got Away / Judy Garland / The Judy Garland Show (Open in New Window)

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RE: Garland was known to those that saw her live for her.... - RGA 02:47:32 04/11/19 (1)
Garland = great - no issue with her or her singing and not really with her acting since it is just the way acting was at the time.

The clip you just showed illustrates to me why I prefer less backing instruments with good singers. She could literally have sung that song A Capella and IMO it would Literally have been much better.

That is another issue for me with music from the era - the loud brash brass bands shouting over everything - FFS - I wish we could just get her vocal track and get the rest of the cacophony out of there. at 1:52. I can live with it, I just wish it wasn't there.
- I Could Go On Singing... is probably her greatest... - TWB 10:35:50 04/14/19 (0)
  dramatic and musical performance on film. Oddly enough it was her last... A somewhat autobiographical piece that showcases her stage performance ability as well has her acting chops. This is the 1963 trailer from that film.... If you have never seen it, I HIGHLY recommend it if you are a fan.
  - I Could Go On Singing (trailer) (Open in New Window)

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